194 Power to enter premises under a warrant

194  Power to enter premises under a warrant

(1)     [On an application made to it by the CMA or, in Scotland, the procurator fiscal, the appropriate body may issue a warrant if it is satisfied] that there are reasonable grounds for believing—

(a)     that there are on [or accessible from] any premises documents which the [CMA] has power under section 193 to require to be produced for the purposes of an investigation; and

(b)     that—

(i)     a person has failed to comply with a requirement under that section to produce the documents;

(ii)     it is not practicable to serve a notice under that section in relation to them; or

(iii)     the service of such a notice in relation to them might seriously prejudice the investigation.

[(1A)     In subsection (1), “appropriate body” means—

(a)     in England and

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